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+venv
+.idea
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 # nc_dnsapi
-API wrapper for the netcup DNS API
+A simple API wrapper for the netcup DNS API
+
+```python
+import nc_dnsapi
+
+customer = 123456
+api_key = "your-personal-api-key"
+api_password = "your-private-api-password"
+
+with nc_dnsapi.Client(customer, api_key, api_password) as api:
+    # fetch records
+    records = api.dns_records("example.com")
+    print(records)
+    
+    # fetch zone details
+    zone = api.dns_zone("example.com")
+    print(zone)
+    
+    # update single record
+    api.update_dns_record("example.com", DNSRecord("my-hostname", "A", "127.0.0.2", id=108125))
+    
+    # update list of records
+    api.update_dns_record("example.com", [ DNSRecord("my-hostname", "A", "127.0.0.2", id=108125), 
+        DNSRecord("my-hostname2", "A", "127.0.0.2", id=108126)])
+        
+    # delete record
+    api.delete_dns_record("example.com", DNSRecord("my-hostname", "A", "127.0.0.2", id=108125))
+    
+    # add record
+    api.add_dns_record("example.com", DNSRecord("another-host", "AAAA", "::1"))
+
+    # update zone
+    zone = api.dns_zone("example.com")
+    zone.refresh = 3600
+    api.update_dns_zone("example.com", zone)
+```
diff --git a/nc_dnsapi/__init__.py b/nc_dnsapi/__init__.py
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+import requests
+import json
+
+
+class DNSZone(object):
+    def __init__(self, name, ttl, serial, refresh, retry, expire, dnssecstatus):
+        self.name = name
+        self.ttl = ttl
+        self.serial = serial
+        self.refresh = refresh
+        self.retry = retry
+        self.expire = expire
+        self.dnssecstatus = dnssecstatus
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return str(self.__dict__)
+
+
+class DNSRecord(object):
+    __valid_types = ['A', 'AAAA', 'MX', 'CNAME', 'CAA', 'SRV', 'TXT', 'TLSA', 'NS', 'DS']
+
+    def __init__(self, hostname, record_type, destination, **kwargs):
+        self.hostname = hostname
+        self.type = record_type.upper()
+        self.destination = destination
+        self.priority = kwargs.get("priority", 0)
+        self.id = kwargs.get("id", "")
+        self.deleterecord = kwargs.get("deleterecord", False)
+        self.state = True
+
+        if self.type not in self.__valid_types:
+            raise TypeError("Invalid record type: {}".format(self.type))
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return str(self.__dict__)
+
+
+class Client(object):
+    __endpoint = "https://ccp.netcup.net/run/webservice/servers/endpoint.php?JSON"
+    __api_session_id = None
+
+    def request(self, action, **kwargs):
+        params = kwargs.get("params", {})
+        params.update({
+            "apikey": self.__api_key,
+            "customernumber": self.__customer,
+        })
+
+        if "apipassword" in kwargs:
+            params.update({kwargs.get("apipassword")})
+
+        if self.__api_session_id:
+            params.update({"apisessionid": self.__api_session_id})
+
+        response = requests.post(
+            self.__endpoint,
+            data=json.dumps({
+                "action": action,
+                "param": params
+            }),
+            timeout=self.__api_timeout
+        )
+
+        if response.ok:
+            data = response.json()
+
+            if data['status'] == 'success':
+                return data
+            else:
+                raise Exception("{} ({})".format(data['longmessage'], data['statuscode']))
+        else:
+            raise Exception("{} ({})".format(response.reason, response.status_code))
+
+    def logout(self):
+        self.request("logout")
+
+    def login(self):
+        data = self.request("login", params={"apipassword": self.__api_password})
+        self.__api_session_id = data['responsedata']['apisessionid']
+
+    def add_dns_record(self, domain, record: DNSRecord):
+        self.update_dns_records(domain, [record])
+
+    def update_dns_record(self, domain, record: DNSRecord):
+        if not record.id:
+            raise ValueError("Missing id of record to update")
+
+        self.update_dns_records(domain, [record])
+
+    def update_dns_records(self, domain, records):
+        if not all(isinstance(r, DNSRecord) for r in records):
+            raise TypeError("Record has to be instance of DNSRecord")
+
+        self.request("updateDnsRecords", params={
+            "domainname": domain,
+            "dnsrecordset": {"dnsrecords": [record.__dict__ for record in records]}
+        })
+
+    def delete_dns_record(self, domain, record: DNSRecord, ignore_unknown=True):
+        if not record.id:
+            raise ValueError("Missing id of record to update")
+
+        record.deleterecord = True
+
+        try:
+            self.update_dns_records(domain, [record])
+        except Exception as ex:
+            if not ignore_unknown:
+                raise ex
+
+    def dns_records(self, domain):
+        data = self.request("infoDnsRecords", params={"domainname": domain})
+        return [DNSRecord(**r) for r in data['responsedata']['dnsrecords']]
+
+    def update_dns_zone(self, domain, zone: DNSZone):
+        if not isinstance(zone, DNSZone):
+            raise TypeError("Zone has to be instance of DNSZone")
+
+        self.request("updateDnsZone", params={
+            "domainname": domain,
+            "dnszone": zone.__dict__
+        })
+
+    def dns_zone(self, domain):
+        data = self.request("infoDnsZone", params={"domainname": domain})
+        return DNSZone(**data['responsedata'])
+
+    def __init__(self, customer, api_key, api_password, timeout=5):
+        self.__customer = customer
+        self.__api_key = api_key
+        self.__api_password = api_password
+        self.__api_timeout = timeout
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        self.login()
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
+        self.logout()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from setuptools import setup
+
+setup(
+        name='nc_dnsapi',
+        version='0.1.0',
+        description='API wrapper for the netcup DNS api',
+        author='Nicolai Buchwitz',
+        author_email='nb@tipi-net.de',
+        zip_safe=False,
+        include_package_data=True,
+        classifiers=[
+            'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
+            'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+            'License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License',
+            'Natural Language :: English',
+            'Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux',
+            'Programming Language :: Python',
+            ],
+        install_requires=[
+            'requests',
+            ],
+        packages=[
+            'nc_dnsapi',
+            ],
+        )
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